Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time world champion who raced in Formula 1 in the 1970s, has decided to run in the upcoming elections for the Italian parliament, more specifically for the Senate, the upper house.
Elections are scheduled for September 25 and Fittipaldi plans to run for the right-wing conservative Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party. Although he is a Brazilian born in Sao Paulo, his family has Italian roots and a certain number of seats in the Italian parliament are reserved for expats and their descendants.
According to Fittipaldi, he made the decision to run after several official proposals, and if he becomes a politician, he will “support steps related to Brazilians who have close ties with Italy, with its culture and sport.”
In theory, the former racer has a good chance, because in Latin America there are about 1.5 million Italians with voting rights, and many of them can support Fittipaldi.
At the same time, he has millions of dollars in debt in Brazil, and a few years ago we said that the court decided to describe his collection of cars and sports trophies. In all, the two-time world champion faces dozens of lawsuits related to the unenviable financial situation, which could likely affect his political outlook.
Source: F1 News
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